7 CRPF Men Injured In ‘JeM’ Attack 

SRINAGAR — Seven CRPF men were injured in a grenade explosion at  Jawbhara area of Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday evening.

A police officer said that some suspected militants lobbed a grenade towards the CRPF party near Jawbhara Chowk.

In the blast, seven CRPF men of 130 bn, sustained splinter injuries and were taken to nearby hospital for treatment, he said.

All the injured were later taken to army’s 92 base hospital, Badamibagh, Srinagar for advanced treatment, he said, adding that the condition of one among the injured is said to be critical.

Soon after the incident, the government forces launched searches in the area to nab the attackers, he said.

Meanwhile, the militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed the responsibility for the attack.

In a statement issued to local news agency GNS, a spokesperson of the outfit said that its cadres carried lobbed the grenade on the Indian force’s vehicle at Jawbhara. The grenade exploded inside the vehicle “in which a number of CRPF men were killed and injured”. 

Militants Attack Army Camp In Sopore

Militants on Saturday allegedly attacked an army camp at Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.

Army sources said militants fired at 22 RR Seloo Camp Sopore which was retaliated by the forces. However, police sources said that army observed some suspicious movement and fired accordingly. The firing created panic in the entire area.  “We are  verifying the incident,” a police officer said when contacted. Asked whether militants attacked the camp or army fired on the basis of suspicious movement, the officer said: “details are being verified.”

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